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Escape to Club Read and (maybe) Win a Free Ticket!
2011 at 10am Posted by Rebecca Schinsky
The folks at SIBA (the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) are some of my favorite people in the book world. They’re fun, forward-thinking, and always on the lookout for exciting new ways to connect readers with great books and authors. At the Club Read Readers Retreat October 15th and 16th, they’ll bring a dozen awesome authors together with dozens of readers for 24 hours of bookish fun. I’ll be there, and I’d love to meet you. Here’s how you can win a free ticket!
THE CLUB READ 2011 BOOK BLOGGER CHALLENGE
ONE free ticket (a $500 value that covers ALL meals and lodging and events on the program! The only things you have to pay for are your travel expenses, and any shopping crimes you commit) will be awarded to the blogger who accumulates the most over 10,000 points by 9.30.11.
Time period of this challenge is September 15-September 30, 2011
- One tweet about #ClubRead = 50 points
- One Facebook post about #ClubRead = 200 points (cannot be same as a tweet; has to have more substance)
- One blog post about Club Read (WITH TAG) = 500 points
- One verified recommendation that results in ticket sale = 2,000 points
For more about Club Read, click here.
For more about the Club Read schedule, click here.
For a list of authors attending, click here.
FridayReads is a proud sponsor of Club Read 2011. Visit my FridayReads business partner Bethanne Patrick’s blog to drop a link to your Club Read blog post, and cross your fingers!
Escape to CLUB READ!
2011 at 9pm Posted by Rebecca Schinsky
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance is at it again! In partnership with the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association, Book Club Girl, and Reading Group Choices, SIBA introduces Club Read.
Club Read is more than a getaway. It’s a one-of-a-kind event where booklovers get to spend quality time with their favorite authors. For 24 hours, you’ll dine, socialize, learn, chat, laugh, and make friends with a dozen of the finest book-club writing authors.
The Deets
- Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th, 2011 (put it on your calendar now!)
- Mariners Landing Resort and Conference Center, Huddleston, VA
- $500 gets you accommodations, four meals, refreshments, internet access and 24 hours of awesome with 12 superfantastic authors
**Register at a participating independent bookstore or click here.**
The Authors
- Jessica Anya Blau
- Susan Henderson
- Joyce Maynard
- Sena Jeter Naslund
- Heather Newton
- Matthew Norman
- Greg Olear
- Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- Gretchen Rubin
- Amy Stolls
- Adriana Trigiani
Oh, and I’ll be there! So come on. Twelve authors, twenty-four hours, all awesome. Club Read!
The Sunday Salon 5.1.11
2011 at 10am Posted by Rebecca Schinsky
Ahhh, what a very bookish week I’ve had! Unfortunately, the bookishness (an embarrassment of riches in both reading material and author events) meant very little time for blogging. But you know what? I’ll totally take that. I did post about Alexander Yates’s debut novel Moondogs and its abundant awesomeness, and I hope you’ll take a minute to check it out, as I’ve already decided it will have a spot on my best of 2011 lists.
So, in “books that I couldn’t put down long enough to write a blog post,” first is The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan. It’s not out until July, and while I don’t normally talk about books that you can’t buy for several more months, I simply couldn’t wait to share this one.
Duncan has more than half a dozen previous novels under his belt, but this is the first I’ve heard of him, and what an introduction it was! Jacob Marlowe (yes, a werewolf named Jacob, but think more Marlow in Heart of Darkness, not so much Jacob in those silly vampire books) is informed by WOCOP (the World Organization for Control of Occult Phenomena) that he is the last living werewolf, and his days are numbered. The text of The Last Werewolf comes from Marlowe’s journals, written over the years in hopes of leaving a record of his life. Duncan’s writing is fanfuckingtastic, and I couldn’t stop thinking about Marlowe and his struggle to make sense of morality and the meaning (if there is one) of werewolves. More to come on this unforgettable read soon. Read more
The Queen of Steampunk is Coming!
2010 at 5am Posted by Rebecca Schinsky
My adventures in genre are continuing, and Steampunk is up next. If you’re all “What the hell is Steampunk?” have no fear. It’s essentially science fiction/speculative fiction set in the age of steam power (think 19th century, Victoria era, etc.).
Cherie Priest is the undisputed queen of the genre, so it makes sense to me to start with her, and as an added bonus, she’s coming to Fountain Bookstore!
I’ll be kicking off my journey into Steampunk with Priest’s Boneshaker (the first in her Clockwork Century series) and continuing with her new release Dreadnought as soon as possible.
Join me to meet Cherie Priest at Fountain Bookstore on Tuesday, November 16th at 6:30pm, and check out Cherie Priest’s website and blog for info about her appearance schedule.
And please tell me: have you read any Steampunk novels? Where should I go next?
Leaving on the Midnight Train to Georgia
2010 at 5am Posted by Rebecca Schinsky
Okay, so it’s more like the mid-day flight to Atlanta (whose airport, I’m pretty sure, is home to the fifth circle of hell), but that’s not nearly as snappy.
I’m heading out today to spend the weekend at the Decatur Book Festival to enjoy Jonathan Franzen delivering a keynote talk tonight—I’ve just started Freedom and so far, so good—and to present on a panel entitled Where Do I Go From Here?: Getting Your Book Noticed tomorrow morning at 10am. I’m honored to be alongside fellow presenters Ron Hogan, Julie Schoerke, and Stephen Usery, and if you’re in the area, I’d love to have you there.
I’m hoping to squeeze in a few indie bookstore visits and would appreciate suggestions (and recommendations for nearby restaurants) if you got ‘em.
In the meantime: assuming Freedom lives up to the hype, what kind of panties do you think are most appropriate for throwing?
